1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 460 Ways Outside of War
Liang Yao took the cigarette from Fremont, but he had no intention of smoking at this time, he just played with the thin cigarette in his hand for a while, and then he stuffed the wrinkled cigarette into his pocket.

"That's exactly what I'm worried about. If we can't win a quick battle on the battlefield, we can only disintegrate them from within Mexico, and indirectly let this war end early and end in our favor."

"Santa Ana has been the president of Mexico intermittently for more than a dozen times. Although he does not have the name of a king, he has long been a dictator. He has a lot of opposition in Mexico, so this is not a bad move." Freemon Features nodded and continued to ask.

"Who are you going to break through from?"

"General Ignacio Comez, this guy participated in the uprising against President Santa Ana two years ago, and he has a disagreement with Santa Ana, and he has enough reputation in Mexico." Liang Yao After thinking about it, he said.

"What's more, this fellow is now at a time when he is frustrated. Let's give him a hand now, and he has to thank us."

Ignacio Comez was born in Salina Cruz in southern Mexico in 1812 and is a local tycoon.

Comez served in the Mexican army and participated in the Mexican-American War. His prestige in the Mexican army is second only to Santa Ana.

Comez participated in the uprising against Santa Ana two years ago and wanted to replace Santa Ana, but due to insufficient preparation, the uprising ended in failure.

Although afterwards, Santa Ana considered Comez's influence in the army and his influence in Salina Cruz, and did not physically liquidate Comez, Comez saved his life.

But the failure of the uprising also declared the death sentence for Comez's political and military careers. As long as Santa Ana is still in the position of president, Comez has no possibility of turning over.

Mexico is not a small country, and it is quite considerate. It is unrealistic for the United States to swallow Mexico in one go.

This also touched the bottom line of Britain and France.

Since Mexico cannot be swallowed up in one gulp, it would be a good choice to start supporting a pro-American Mexican speaker after the war.

"This is a suitable candidate. It is always good to be prepared." Fremont also thinks Comez is a good candidate.

"In short, the interests of our state of California cannot be entirely placed on the south, and the south may not be reliable."

"Depending on the sky and the earth is worse than relying on yourself." Liang Yao deeply agreed.

"Who are you going to send to contact Comez?" Fremont took a deep drag on his cigarette, and seeing that he was almost exhausted, he threw the butt of the cigarette on the ground and stamped it out.

"Leland Stanford, Stanford has business dealings with Comez, it is most appropriate to send him there." Liang Yao said without thinking.

"There is one more thing. The letter from Gewen and Strauss asked me to ask you, Mexico unilaterally imposed a trade embargo on us, should California take countermeasures?" Fremont asked with his hands behind his back.

"Has Mexico's trade embargo caused substantial losses to California? Has the import of iron ore been affected?" Liang Yao asked rhetorically.

"Not only that, but the import volume of iron ore has actually increased." Fremont laughed.

"After the outbreak of the war, the unit price of iron ore rose a bit. In order to make a fortune, Mexican mine owners also increased their iron ore exports to us. I'm afraid this is the last time they will do business with us."

"Then there is no need to take countermeasures against Mexico. This also shows that the free trade we advocate in California is not just lip service." Liang Yao said clearly.

"As long as Mexicans don't buy smuggled arms from California, all trade will continue as usual. Stopping trade with Mexican mine owners now is not worth the loss, but will push them to our opposition."

Saying goodbye to Fremont, Liang Yao came to Salti and Bell's Texas team round.

Because Liang Yao had promised Bell in advance that he would provide Bell with a batch of munitions and other military supplies that the Texas regiment was in short supply after opening up the line of communication.The Texas team played very hard.

After occupying Sarti, Bell left only one company to guard Sarti, and the rest of the main force went straight to Torreon.

Liang Yao also came to Torreon with Bell. As soon as they arrived at the city of Torreon, they saw the familiar Stars and Stripes and Bear Banner from a distance.

The western brigade led by Kruger had taken Torreon one step ahead of the Texas regiment.

"General! This subordinate has been ordered to capture Torreon, please give instructions from Your Excellency the General." Kruger stood upright in a military posture, and gave a military salute to Liang Yao.

"There are no instructions for now, and all departments are ordered to rest in place." Liang Yao said.

The Western Brigade has conquered the three cities of Casatlan, Durango, and Torreon within more than a month. Among them, Durango is still the state capital, not a small city.

High-intensity combat still consumes a lot of physical energy for the soldiers of the Western Brigade. The soldiers of the Western Brigade are not American supermen, but mortal bodies.

If you want to continue to maintain combat effectiveness in the next battle, proper rest is necessary.

Moreover, Liang Yao's next battle plan does not depend on the Western Brigade itself, but on the results of Jackson's Southern Army on the Eastern Front.

"Torreon has taken it, where are my arms and supplies?" Seeing that Torreon had taken it, Bell impatiently urged Liang Yao to honor the supplies he had promised to the Texas regiment.

"Your supplies are indispensable. You should go to the Mexican arsenal in Torreon to see if there are any eye-catching rags. Take some of them first. I will take you to Mazatlan to get the rest." Liang Yao said impatiently.

Mazatlan is a small port city in the state of Sinaloa on Mexico's Pacific coast.

It is said to be a port city, but it is actually just a small fishing village with a population of only a thousand.

However, with a population of thousands, it is considered a large settlement in the sparsely populated northern region of Mexico.

The core population and cities of Mexico in the mid-19th century were in central and southern Mexico, and the northern part was the Mexican wilderness.

The western brigade's marching route this time is to land from Mazatlan, and then advance inland along the road, connecting Durango and Torreon, the capital of Durango.

Since Mazatlan has a port, after landing, Kruger left more than a thousand people from the Los Angeles militia to defend this small fishing village and use it as the main supply point for the western brigade.

The military supplies transported by steam cargo ships from California are also currently stockpiled in Mazatlan.

After the fall of Torreon, the local Mexican defenders did not burn or destroy their warehouses.

The materials in the warehouse are also completely preserved.

Not knowing whether it was Mexico that was poor or the officers in Mexico were corrupt, Bell quickly walked out of Torreon's warehouse cursing.

Damn it, the Mexicans' warehouses are outrageous, so let's not talk about the military rations in the warehouses.

I couldn't even find a few pairs of shoes that could be paired. The guns and three rusty smoothbore guns in the armory were even older than the United States, just a pile of broken copper and iron.

Angrily, Bell was about to take someone to copy the homes of Mexican military officers and local landowners, hoping to get some good things from their homes.

But Kruger stopped him.

In order to quickly establish an effective rule in the occupied area after the war, Liang Yao had already issued a death order to the Western Brigade before the war. When local people buy supplies, they must pay at market prices.

Therefore, after the Western Brigade took over the city of Mexico, the local residents lived as usual, and there was no resistance to the Western Brigade and the California militia.

When the local Mexican people found that the Western Brigade was stationed in their city, their lives were more comfortable than before, and the local residents even cooperated with the work of the Western Brigade.

When the Western Brigade recruited workers from these occupied areas to level the dilapidated roads to facilitate the transportation of materials on the east and west fronts, they learned that the wages for the work were considerable, and the local Mexicans enthusiastically signed up.

Bell wants to steal the home of the local landlord Lao Cai, which puts Kruger in a dilemma.

On one side are friendly troops who have a special relationship with Liang Yao, and on the other side are Liang Yao's military orders.

In desperation, Kruger had no choice but to find Liang Yao.

Liang Yao learned that Bell had found nothing in Torreon's warehouse, so he took him to Mazatlan.

After arriving in Mazatlan, Liang Yao distributed a pair of brand new leather shoes, a water bottle, and a belt with an ammunition box to all the soldiers of the Texas regiment, but Bell was still not satisfied.

"Where are the guns?" Bell asked.

"The Walter Rifle and the rifles used by the soldiers of the Texas Regiment are very different. I don't recommend that you change to this rifle during wartime." Liang Yao said.

As the largest supply base of the Western Brigade in Mexico, Mazatlan obviously has no shortage of rifles.

However, Liang Yao was worried that the native pigs of the Texas Regiment would not be able to eat the chaff. It was wartime and there was not enough time for the native pigs of the Texas Regiment to adapt to a brand new weapon.

As a rear-loading rifle, the Walter rifle is not only very different from the front-loading gun in the method of use, but also in the structure of the gun.

If a wartime gun malfunctions, soldiers new to the rifle don't know how to fix it quickly.

"This reason is reasonable. You owe the guns to the Texas regiment first, but you must give me some guns, right?" Bell insisted.

"Wen Shun, is there any artillery in the warehouse?" Liang Yao asked Deng Wenshun who was in charge of the warehouse.

"If the artillery goes well, it will arrive in Mazatlan next week." Deng Wenshun said truthfully.

"Third brother, if you want guns, as long as you replace them with new guns for our Los Angeles militia, our militia has eight three-inch small guns, all of which are serious guns with rifling! As long as your Excellency Bell doesn't mind It’s an old gun, we Los Angeles militia can bite the bullet and use it to support our brother army in Texas.”

Liang Yao's artillery unit was first equipped with Napoleon guns, but after the Sacramento guns entered service, these Napoleon guns had been eliminated by the regular army.

In line with the principle of no waste, no end, these Napoleon cannons were given to militias all over California.

"I don't mind, of course I don't mind." Bell said hastily.

The Texas regiment is not entangled with the new and old of the guns, but the question of whether they are available. As long as there are guns, Bell will not be entangled with the old or new of the guns.

What's more, these Confederate light artillery regiments temporarily formed by Jackson are also equipped with three-inch Napoleon guns, which are treasures in the Confederate army.

"Then pack it up, pack the gun cart and ammunition together, and give it all to His Excellency Bell." Liang Yao said with a big wave of his hand.

"Where are the mules and horses pulling the cannon?" Deng Wenshun asked for instructions.

"Send it together." Liang Yao said very generously.

"It's all good, it's all good." Bell rubbed his hands excitedly and said, but at the same time he didn't forget to sigh.

"You guys are so rich in California? Even the militia can afford artillery?"

"Cannons are no better than guns. I heard that when General Jackson established the artillery regiment, he removed veterans who could handle artillery from each regiment. Are there any veterans who can handle artillery in the Texas regiment now?" Liang Yao asked worriedly. .

"Don't worry, there must be, I've saved a lot." Bell smiled slyly.

"The veterans who know how to shoot artillery are all treasures. How could they all form a light artillery regiment for Jackson."

(End of this chapter)